602 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann. 43 



thing also hast thou seen?" She said, "That, verily, I»\vent to dip 

 water from the flowing stream. When I dipped up the water I saw 

 a beaver going along near by." At that time he said, "Thou, verily, 

 art of the Beaver kind of clan. And thus, moreover, thou shalt be 

 called in the future, in thy ohwachira as it continues to exist and also 

 thy grandchildren will continue to say, 'We are of the Beaver kind 

 of clan.' " 



Now at that time he went elsewhere to another ohwachii'a. Hav- 

 ing arrived there he said to the Ancient One of the ohwachira, "^Tiat 

 manner of thing hast thou done since thou arose? What marvelous 

 thing hast thou seen?" She replied, "Verily, I went to dip water 

 from the flowing stream. Moreover, when I dipped up the water I 

 was surprised to see the great turtle going along there." He now 

 said, "Thou, personally, art of the Great Turtle kind of clan. Thus, 

 verily, thou shalt be called in the future, in thy ohwachira as it con- 

 tinues to exist, and thy grandchildren also will continue to say, 'We 

 are of the Great Turtle kind of clan.' And, moreover, you are Sister 

 clans in your series." 



Then lie went elsewhere. He arrived where another ohwachira 

 was and he said to the Ancient, the eldest woman of it, "I am thank- 

 ful that the day has come upon us in peace." Now the Most Ancient 

 One said, "Indeed, verily, it is so, and I am thankfid for it." He 

 replied, "What manner of thing hast thou done since thou hast arisen, 

 and what wonderful thing hast thou seen?" She said, "That, verily, 

 I have been out to dip water from the flowing stream. Moreover, 

 when I dipped up the water from the stream I was surprised that 

 there he, the small bear, walked along in the mud, and the people are 

 in the habit of calling him cub bear." At that time he said, "Now 

 it has gone amiss. And that, verily, is the reason that it is thus come 

 to pass, that now the sim has arisen and the matter is still unfinished. 

 That, verily, has come to pass that now there are two Ancient Ones 

 who have seen a bear. And that on the other side of the river there 

 is an ohwachira, moreover, who is of the Bear kind of clan. Now 

 here on this side of the river there is a Cub Bear kind of clan, 

 and the only odds is that this is small in size; thus, moreover, it shall 

 continue to be for a while, then afterwards it may be reconsidered. 

 I beHeve it right that you two make only one group, whichever 

 clan will cross over the fire to the opposite Sisterhood. Moreover, 

 thou art of the Small Bear kind of clan; and that thou shalt continue 

 to be called in the future, as thy ohwachira continues to exist; and 

 also thy grandchildren will continue to say, 'We are of the Cub Bear 

 kind of clan.' " 



At that time he said, "Now this is what I have been able to do. 

 Moreover, you and the ohwachira I have passed are Brothers and 

 Sisters. Verily, the first ohwachira is composed of those of the Wolf 



